Communications adaptive automatic gain controller

Abstract

An adaptive scaling processor operates in combination with a conventional automatic gain control controller providing an amplification gain A to m-ary symbol-modulated communication signals, the scaling processor scaling by a scaling factor Z the m-ary communication signal for providing an over all gain of an (A)(Z) product minimizing the BER that is optimum for the communications channel for improved BER performance in communication systems.

1. A controller for providing an output signal from an input signal, the input signal and output signal are m-ary signals modulated within a constellation space defining communicated symbols communicated in the input signal, the controller comprising,
 a gain controller for receiving the input signal and providing automatic gain control of the input signal for generating an adjusted input signal, the automatic gain control serving to align the adjusted input signal to the constellation space, and 
 a scaling processor for receiving the adjusted input signal and scaling the adjusted input signal into the output signal, 
 wherein, 
 the scaling processor comprises, 
 an adaptive processor receiving a parameter for generating the scaling factor, the parameter indicating a bit error rate, 
 a parameter estimator for estimating a parameter indicating the bit error rate, and 
 a multiplier for scaling the adjusted input into the output, 
 wherein, 
 the output carries the symbols that are misaligned to the constellation space generating the bit error rate, 
 the scaling factor is adjusted by the scaling processor to minimize the bit error rate, and 
 the parameter is selected from a plurality of signal to noise ratio parameters precomputed prior to receiving the input signal. 
 
     
     
       2. The controller of  claim 1  wherein,
 the scaling factor is adjusted by the scaling processor to minimize the bit error rate. 
 
     
     
       3. The controller of  claim 1  wherein,
 the parameter is an input indicating a packet error rate. 
 
     
     
       4. The controller of  claim 1  wherein,
 the parameter is an input indicating a correction count. 
 
     
     
       5. The controller of  claim 1  wherein,
 the controller receives as input the parameter. 
 
     
     
       6. The controller of  claim 1  wherein,
 the constellation space is a 16-ary constellation space. 
 
     
     
       7. The controller of  claim 1  wherein, the adaptive processor is for increasing and decreasing the scaling factor to minimize the bit error rate.